Unit 5 Test: Constitution

What were Jefferson’s three important ideas about government?

What does separation of church and state mean?

• The government has no power to establish an official state religion

• The government has the power to establish an official state religion

• The church votes on laws at a state level

• The government has the right to dictate religious beliefs and practices.

What were the Articles of Confederation?

• A formal agreement including a law-making body, called Congress which gave political independence for each state

• A set of laws that increased the power of the federal government

• A document that established the Supreme Court

• A treaty between the United States and Great Britain to end the Revolutionary War

What were three issues that arose from ratifying the Articles of Confederation?

Which does NOT describe Alexander Hamilton?

• He was an orphan born in the British West Indies

• He was a close aide to George Washington

• He did not want to replaces the Articles of Confederation

• He believed in a strong central government

Where did the Constitutional Convention meet?

• Boston, Massachusetts
• New York City, New York
• Washington D.C.
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Who was the chairman of the Constitutional Convention?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

What did the Constitutional Convention ultimately do regarding the Articles?

What was ONE way the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan differed?

What was NOT one of the three branches of government created to ensure separation of power?

• Judicial

• Executive

• Legislative

• Presidential